Children's Zoo at Celebration Square, Saginaw

Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak

Opened in 1928, the zoo provides a 125-acre natural habitat for more than 2,400 animals of 255 species. The zoo is home to polar bears, gorillas, chimpanzees, giraffes, Amur tigers, African lions, Grevy’s zebras, Bactrian camels, snow monkeys, hundreds of reptiles and birds and thousands of amphibians, just to name a few. Other attractions include the Adventure Simulator, Wild Adventure 4-D Theater, and the Tauber Family Railroad.

De Young Family Zoo, Wallace

Located on the upper peninsula, the zoo opens each May to the sounds of singing dogs and wolves. Joining them are brown bears, black bears, and the largest Big Cat family in the midwest. My Life is a Zoo, as seen on National Geographic Channel, is filmed here.